Arrived at Jerusalem, they wished to plant them, but for the night they left them in a cistern, by the Tower of David,14 and lo! during the night, they struck root, and, entwining themselves, became but one stem,15 which, when David saw, he had a wall built round it.16 And the tree grew for thirty years, David ornamenting it with rings of sapphire and other precious stones, adding one for every year, and under this tree he composed the Psalms, and praised God exceedingly.17